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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?
(a) Radclyffe Hall.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Anaïs Nin.
(d) Elsa Gidlow.

2. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?
(a) March 13, 1963.
(b) September 1, 1971.
(c) June 3, 1969.
(d) June 29, 1967.

3. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) The Maltese Falcon.
(b) Cassablanca.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

4. What play were Bruce Bechdel and his wife performing in when they met?
(a) The Tragedy of Macbeth.
(b) The Taming of the Shrew.
(c) All's Well that Ends Well.
(d) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

5. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Drinking Scotch.
(c) Clothing design.
(d) Historical restoration.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Bechdel families were listed in the phone book in the author's home town, as accounted in Chapter 5?

2. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?

3. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?

4. What author does Bechdel recall reading regarding her obsessive-compulsive disorder when she was a child?

5. What is the name of Alison Bechdel's mother?

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